The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-08

at the two.
That glance made her self-conscious and
a blush dyed the delicate face and she
turned, in a decided way, the pages of her
book, as if she were determined not to LET
this stranger get possession Of her wander
ing thoughts again. The young man pass
ed ont Of the station and the. elderly one
rose and walked restlcssly about the room,
knitting the shady brows occasionally at
some troubled thought. The three hours
passed and 1 o'clock came and a train
anne. "Can / assist you?." he asked,
gently, reaching ont q hard, brown hand
for some ofthc numerous bundles she was
carrying. She handed some to him, and
followed his sturdy footsteps to the train.
They wondered Il little why their fellow
passengers of the morning were not in
greater haste, but forgot them presently
in the hustle of departure. He secured a
pleasant scat for her, and then II for him
self at some distance from her. A few
minutes of idle watching of the dark land
SItItg ~ sDtbi w no stiiipilS remembered
things, and the train moved slowly ont Of
the town, and as it moved away another
train steamed in.
She looked %curiously at the second train
but remembered that this was a junction
and did not obey her first nervous impulse
which was 10 go to her whilom protector
and ask him if he were sure they were on
the right train. She forgot the train soon
and watched his stern, set face and felt
sorry for him, and wished he might feel as
sure OF the future as did she. Soon the
conductor came, and she watched him as
he made his way toward her. When he
reached her protector, as she already call
ed him in her inner consciousness, that in
diVidnal gave a quick start, at some words
uttered by the conductor, after examination
of his ticket. A troubled look settled upon
the r~esolnte face, and he eonversed earn
estly with the conductor for a few moments,
then glanced at her and rose and came
TO her. II told YOU said he, that We
don't know what is right and then we get
punished by unalterable laws, and here is
a speedy illustration of The fact, only that
| feel that | might have known the right.
if | had taken pains to inquire. We are
on the wrong train She looked deeply
troubled, but said, after a moment: Glow
can we get back?'
ct is Of no use to go back to that june
- w, ,rs.l,+ ~ nell .., -, T.. ffhfaarN
now and go from there; it will really not
take much longer, and, as you trusted to
my leading in the first place, | will, if yoa
will let me, see you safe out of this tron-
ble."
II am used to taking care of myself"
she said, but her lips trembled a little.
"Where are yon going ?' he asked, and,
upon receiving his reply, added: Il am
going beyond there, SO it will be no trou-
bic to me to see yon safe, | will telegraph
your dilemma to your friends at the next
station. we shall reach Chicago in two
hours, and the conductor tells me We can
Immediately take another train back, so
that really the worst of it will be the extra
four or five hours on the train"
He remained sitting with her, and
chatted lightly for a time, till her mind was
somewhat diverted from the unpleasant
ness Of her situation. Gradually they
wandered to deeper waters, and talked
again, as they had earlier in the day, of the
problems of life, and into those queries
and answers of theirs crcpt ever and ano
a bit of the personal history of each. lie
learned what a desolate life hers had
seemed to be; he learned, too, what a
sweet. CHEEKY courage must underlic her
whole being, that the desoiateness should
nave been so ignoreds andhe grew ashamed
of his own repining over 4 LOT which had
had so mucn brightness in it.
When the train drew into the great de
pot in Chicago, he felt that he had learned
to know n pure sonI, and she felt a deep
pity for the lonely life opened TO her view.
And rs they took the other train, which
was to take them rapidly to their destina-
ton, each felt q regret that a few hours
more would part them.
He sat silent for 4 long time after this,
wondering If he dared do the thing he
wished. He was lonely, set adriit
in the great world by the death of his
wife, and he wanted 4 true, womanly
heart to sympathize with his. Could
he do better than ask this lonely woman,
who had no kitl or kin in the world, to
share his lot with him? Could she do bet
ter thar take him, she who evidently had
summerland in her heart, and could make
Il bit of brightness wherever she was?
Each surely needed the other. He asked
her If she knew any one in his town, and
finding she did know a person residing a
few miles from him, he took his resolution
quickly.
II have a good farm ont there" he said;
'1G0 acres under fine improvement, house
and outbnildingS all in fine shape. lou
can find out all about me from Mr.. -.
A moment he hesitated as he saw that she
did not realize what he meant; then he
continued earnestly, looking down into the
clear eyes lifted so fearlessly to his: Il
feel as il | were looking down into the eyes
OF my future wife. Am | mistaken The
last words were breathed rather than Mt
tered, and then she understood, and the
flame color mounted over the delicate fea-